About the Book: A Game of Fire
1947. Amritsar. Guru Ram Das Serai near the Golden Temple has become a temporary
refuge for Hindu and Sikh families fleeing the communal terror and bloodbath of
Partition. One of the legions of volunteers providing succour to the new
arrivals is Satnam Singh, the leader of the local Unity Council. He is struck by
the extraordinary calm of an erudite-looking old man with a long flowing beard,
and his companion, a resolute young woman, whose eyes seem haunted by the
tragedies they have witnessed..
Taking the story of the Partition forward from Hymns in Blood, A Game of Fire
follows Satnam